Command Syntax; Data Types; Table 8-4: Command Types - Teledyne t100 Operation Manual

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8.2.3.

COMMAND SYNTAX

8.2.4.

DATA TYPES

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Commands are not case-sensitive and all arguments within one command (i.e. ID
numbers, keywords, data values, etc.) must be separated with a space character.
All Commands follow the syntax:
X [ID] COMMAND <CR>
Where:
X is the command type (one letter) that defines the type of command. Allowed
designators are listed in Table 6-25 and Appendix A-6.
[ID] is the analyzer identification number (refer to Section 5.7.1). Example: the
Command "? 200" followed by a carriage return would print the list of
available commands for the revision of software currently installed in the
instrument assigned ID Number 200.
COMMAND is the command designator: This string is the name of the command being
issued (LIST, ABORT, NAME, EXIT, etc.). Some commands may have
additional arguments that define how the command is to be executed.
Press? <CR> or refer to Appendix A-6 for a list of available command
designators.
<CR> is a carriage return. All commands must be terminated by a carriage return
(usually achieved by pressing the ENTER button on a computer).

Table 8-4: Command Types

COMMAND
C
D
L
T
V
W
Data types consist of integers, hexadecimal integers, floating-point numbers, Boolean
expressions and text strings.
Integer data are used to indicate integral quantities such as a number of records, a filter
length, etc. They consist of an optional plus or minus sign, followed by one or more
digits. For example, +1, -12, 123 are all valid integers.
Hexadecimal integer data are used for the same purposes as integers. They consist of
the two characters "0x," followed by one or more hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F, a-f),
which is the 'C' programming language convention. No plus or minus sign is permitted.
For example, 0x1, 0x12, 0x1234abcd are all valid hexadecimal integers.
Floating-point numbers are used to specify continuously variable values such as
temperature set points, time intervals, warning limits, voltages, etc. They consist of an
optional plus or minus sign, followed by zero or more digits, an optional decimal point,
and zero or more digits. (At least one digit must appear before or after the decimal
point.) Scientific notation is not permitted. For example, +1.0, 1234.5678, -0.1, 1 are all
valid floating-point numbers.
COMMAND TYPE
Calibration
Diagnostic
Logon
Test measurement
Variable
Warning
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